How to Manage Absence

From April 2026, Statutory Sick Pay is payable from day one of absence, with the three waiting days gone and the lower earnings limit removed.

For many business owners that has meant one thing: more short-term absence, and the cost that comes with it.

The good news? Absence can be managed, as long as it is managed fairly, consistently, and from the very first day.

Join us for a practical 90-minute session covering:

• What the day-one SSP changes mean for you, in plain English
• How to manage absence fairly and consistently using a capability policy
• Handling short-term, frequent absence without letting it slide
• Running return-to-work conversations that actually reduce absence
• Knowing when informal support becomes a formal capability process, and how to do each one properly
• The most common ways absence management goes wrong, and how to avoid them

Every attendee will leave with a template capability policy to put straight to work in their business.

This is in person, so you'll also have time over a cuppa with other local business owners facing the same challenges.

All proceeds go to Always Another Way.